Catalogue
Andrews, Dr. Arthur, Australasian Tokens & Coins, Sydney 1921, 163pp, 61pl, red cloth, stamped and signed by Dr. Mira dated 12.9.67. Fair - very good, insect attack on cover, covered with plastic protection.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Andrews, Dr Arthur, Australasian Tokens & Coins, Sydney, 1921; Carlisle, L.J., Australian Commemorative Medals and Medalets from 1788, Sydney, 1983. General wear on first book, good. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Assorted general books on coins, Quiggin, A. Hingston. A survey of primitive money : the beginnings of currency, introduction by A.C. Haddon, 1970 reprint, 344 pp, 32 plates, 3 maps; Hoberman, Gerald., The Art of Coins and Their Photography, London, 1981, 395pp; Doty, R.G., Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatics; Hale, 1982, 354 pp., illustrated throughout; Doty, Richard G., Money of the World, 1978; Hobson, Burton., Historic Gold Coins of the World, 1971; Coins, J Porteous, 1964; Coincraft English & UK Coins, 1066 to date, 1st edition, a 1995 Krause publication; booklets by Mira, NSW dump; Mira, The NSW Commissariat and its note issues 1788-1826; NAV Numismatist 1992; Icomon by NAA, 1998; NAA volumes 5-7, 9, 10, 19, 20-21, 25; Journal of the Australian Numismatic Society, 1985, 1993, 1996, Report of the ANS Jan. 1967- Jan 1968, 2006, 2014; in special holders the Colour Seaby slides of English milled gold coins and another set of English crowns from Edward VI. Mostly fine. (40)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Auction Catalogues, Hess - Divo, an important group of recent auctions (15) from 2009 - May 2016, nos 313, 317-330 which include several important Ancient coin sale catalogues; Olivier Chaponniere and Hess-Divo, Zurich sales (3) Nos 1-3, May 2010 - May 2012; UBS, Basel, Auction Sale 69, 23-25 January 2007, 3955 lots, all illustrated throughout; together with books, Mackay, DR. James; The Complete Illustrated Guide to Coins and Coin Collecting (3000 colour images), 2006, 256 pp; Boon, K.N., Malaysia Banknotes & Coins, 3rd edn. 2006, 385pp; Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 1964 ed, 334 pp: Swiss Coin Catalog 1798-2006, 190pp. Mostly fine or better. (23)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Auction catalogues, Noble Numismatics auction sales catalogues (26), Nos 14 (1984), 15, 17, 24 part II, 58B (W.J.Noble English token collection), 63, 71, 87A & B, 88 A & B, 89 A & B (2), 93, 95A & B, 97-99, 101-105, 109B (2015). All in one carton and mostly in fine condition. (26)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Auction catalogues, Noble Numismatics sales catalogues (15), Nos 42 (1993) 83-84, 87A, 88 A & B, 89A, 90-94, 95A, 96-97 (2011); Coin and Banknote Magazine (CAB) various numbers from 2007-2016, (32). All in one carton in fine condition. (47)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Australian Bread Tokens, Carlisle, Mira and Howard, Good for one loaf, No.3/50, 2007, 380 pp., Australian Bread Tokens, Illustrated Catalogue various reprints, from 1991 with blue, red, yellow and green covers, all 84pp. Mostly very fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Australian historical medals, Carlisle, L.J., Australian Commemorative Medals and Medalets from 1788, Sydney, 1983; Dean, George D., A handbook of E.W.Cole His Book Arcade, Tokens and Medals, Tarragindi, 1988, signed by author, number 194/250; together with booklets and numismatic association journals (9). Good - as new condition. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Bachtell, Lee M, World Dollars, 1477-1877, Ludowici, 1974, signed by author; Sedwick, Frank, The Practical Book of Cobs, Florida, 1987, soft cover; Snowdon, James Ross, The Mint Manuel of Coins of All Nations, Philadelphia, 1860; Smith, A.M., Coins of the World, Philadelphia, 1886; Stevenson, Seth W., A Dictionary of Roman Coins, London, 1982. Third book with damaged spine and corners, handwritten annotations inside cover and some foxing to pages, general wear on other books, good. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
British Historical Medals, Allen, Leslie Lewis, The World's Show - Coincraft's Catalogue of Crystal Palace Medals and Tokens 1851-1936, London, 2000; Brown, Lawrence, British Historical Medals 1837-1901, London, 1987; Cole, Lieut-Colonel Howard N., Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals 1887-1897, London, 1977; Fearon, Daniel, booklet on Victorian Souvenir Medals; Eimer, Christopher, An Introduction to Commemorative Medals, London, 1989; British Commemorative Medals and Their Values, London, 1987. Mostly in good condition. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Bulluss, M.H.R., The Hay Internment Camp Notes A catalogue of confimed surviving specimens, Metropolitan Coin Club, 1994, 74pp, includes a printed 9 page supplement. Fine and very scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Burnell, F.S., How Australia Took German New Guinea, an Illustrated Record, covers damaged, includes a compiled set of names of Australia's Expeditionary Force with their appropriate military Company etc and the Naval listing and a list of Queensland Volunteers. Cover fair, contents fine and publication rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Byrne, Ray, Coins, Tokens & Medals from the West Indies, Auction Sale No.73, described as 'Ray Byrne, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees', catalogued by Jess Peters Inc., Decatur Illinois USA, sold June 13-15, 1975, a special hard bound volume, presented to 'Dr Bill.. from Philip Spalding'. Very fine and rare, important and difficult to obtain.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Carlisle, Leslie J., Australian Historical Medals 1788-1988, Sydney, 2008, signed copy, 681pp, illustrated throughout, with supplementary price guide. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Clark, R., Soudan Contingent 1885, NSW, 1972, revised 2nd edition, 51pp, illustrations with additional notes included; Shaw, Miss E.M., A History of Currency in South Africa, 1956, South African Museum, Cape Town, 27 pp, 20 plates; Hill, Sir George, The Medal Its place in Art, British Academy Annual lecture, 1941, 22pp, 10 plates. The first volume signed and dated 13/2/74 by W.Mira, the second volume, signed by W.Mira and P.Spalding. Mostly fine, all scarce. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Green, Benjamin Richard, Lecture on the Study of Ancient Coins.... delivered February 6th 1829 in the theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, dedicated to Captn. Willm Henry Smyth R.N., 39pp., with chart included with the bookplate of A.B.Triggs, with plastic cover; Newell, Edward, T., The Dated Alexander Coinage of Sidon and Ake, Yale Oriental Series , 1916, New Haven, Yale, 72pp, 10 plates, hard bound. Both books fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Green, Jeremy N., Australia's Oldest Wreck: The Loss of the Trial, 1622, BAR Supplementary Series 27 1977, 56 +5 pp, with maps and illustrations; Green, Jeremy N., Jacht Vergulde Draeck, Wrecked Western Australia, 1656 Part i, BAR Supplementary Series 36 (i), 292 pp, illustrations etc; another Part (ii), pp293-506 + 4 pp, illustrations (this volume is about coinage from the wreck by S.J.Wilson). Fine or better and scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Gullick, William Applegate, a set of galley proofs for an unpublished work on Australian Medals & Badges, printed on art paper and hardbound into a book with gold block lettering on cover and spine. In very good condition and rare.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Kent, J.P.C., & Hirmer, M., & A., Roman Coins, London, 1978, 368pp., 199 plates; illustrations; 31cm. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
(Krause), Colin R. Bruce II, Senior Editor, 2009 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 2207pp, 36th edition, illustrated throughout; 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 1198pp, 5th edition, illustrated throughout; Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 1284pp, 4th edition, illustrated throughout; Gold Coins of the World, by Robert Friedberg, 50th year and 8th Edition, 2009, 766pp; together with various auction catalogues, Leu, Auction 51, 'A Bostonian Collection' 24-26 October 1990 (with P/R) another Ancient Coins Auction 91 10-11, May 2004 (with P/R); CNG Mail Bid Sale 75 May 23, 2007; Triton XI, January 8-9, 2008; Mail Bid Sale 76 parts 1 and 2 (Seeger Collection), Sept. 12, 2007; (all with P/R); other sale catalogues by Morton & Eden (2); Hong Kong - Baldwin No.47; Spink 110 [1995]; St.James Auction 6, 2007; Burgan and iNummus. Mostly very fine. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Heyde, G.C., Renniks Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, 1967 92pp, soft cover as issued. Fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Humphreys, Henry Noel, The Coinage of the British Empire, London, MDCCCLIV, 160pp + plates, hardbound, pages gilt edged. Spine torn, good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Hyman, Coleman P., Catalogue of the Coins, Coinages, and Currency of Australasia, Sydney, original edition, 1893, 159 + viii pp, tables, line illustrations, bound with original cover bound in as cover and signed on it by a John H. Campbell; Gill, Thomas., Coinage and Currency of South Australia, Adelaide, 1912, 101+2pp, with 'Herbert Nathaniel Straus' bookplate, also with illustrations and reprints of Bullion and Gold Token acts of 1852. Both copies very good - fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $350
Hyman, Coleman P., Catalogue of the Coins, Coinages, and Currency of Australasia, Sydney, original edition, 1893, 159 + viii pp, tables, line illustrations, rebound with light brown cover with gilt letters and signed with the authors Compliments; Stainsfield, C.W., The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Australasian Colonies, together with an Account of the Early Silver Pieces and Gold Coinage of Australia, London, 1888, 78pp, with the bookplate of W.J.D.Mira. Both copies very good - fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $420
Hyman, Coleman P., An Account of the Coins, Coinages and Currency of Australasia, 159pp (1973 reprint); Chalmers, A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 496pp (1972 reprint); Gollan, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Origins and Early History, 179pp (1968). Near new. (3)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Margolis, Arnold & Weinberg, Fred,The Error Coin Encyclopedia, 3rd ed, 2000, 456pp, illustrated; Craig Coins of the World, 1750-1850; Friedberg, Robert, Gold Coins of the World, 1st ed, 1958, 384pp; Hobson, Burton, Historic Gold Coins of the World, 1971, 192 pp; Bowers & Travers, Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, 1997, 323 pp, illustrated throughout; Doty, Richard and Kleeberg, John M., Money of the Caribbean, 1999, Conference paper December 4, 1999, 318pp, illustrated; others, minor booklets by Clarke, The Coins and Tokens of British Oceania; Bressett, Guide Book of English Coins, 5th ed; Altz & Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at US Mints; Higgie, The Colonial Coinage of the US Virgin Islands. Good - fine. (10)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Mira, W.J.D., and Noble, W.J., The Holey Dollars of New South Wales, Sydney, 1988, hardbound, copy No.74; Mira, Dr W.J.D., James Cook His Coins and Medals, Cronulla, c1970, hard bound edition, No.16, 44pp, illustrated, one with red cover this signed by author; another hard bound (using original soft covers), inscribed as Author's copy and signed by author. As new. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Mitchener, Michael, The Ancient & Classical World 600 B.C.-A.D.600, London, 1978; Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies, AD600-1979, London, 1979; Sheedy, K.A., The Westmoreland Collection-Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms, 2007, inside front page signed by author and others. First book in good condition, second book with some water damage to first 100 pages in lower left corner and the spine taped across at the bottom, third book near new condition. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Official Record, Australian Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, 1866-67, 563pp, with sections on The Australasian Colonies at the International Exhibition, London, 1862, 91pp, The Colony of Victoria at the Dublin International Exhibition, 1865, 9pp, A Treatise on Australian Building Stones, 45pp, hardbound in red leather with gold lettering on cover and spine, pages gold edged, inside front and back covers lined with moire silk, printed by Blundell & Co, Printers, Flinders Lane West, Melbourne, MDCCCLXVII. Water damage to back inside covers and spine, general wear on cover, corners and spine, otherwise good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Official Record, Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-1881, 681pp + Introduction and Advertisments, hardbound with gold lettering on spine, printed by Mason, Firth & M'Cutcheon, Flinders Land West, Melbourne, 1882. With 2 loose pages, spine loose and wear to cover and corners, otherwise fair condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100